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I get that it is some money but at the end of the day I have way more in cutting tools than I have in the software. This is not a cheap hobby. But you can make some cool stuff!?

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I would love to upgrade to Mach4 but the combined cost of a new controller (to replace the printer port one for a USB or network one) and the software license, makes it a huge jump, especially for hobbyists. Mach3 ? Is given away free and the printer port controllers are sub ?30. Any suggestions?

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of spencer@... <spencer@...>
Sent: Friday, April 2, 2021 7:39:01 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] mach4

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i like to think of myself as a special needs individual. when i was young i probably gave no thought to seeing stuff. i could see from literally 2 inches to infinity. and i could see at night. now i have lights and magnifiers and 5 different pair of expensive glasses and still can't see.

how old are you? might never hear from me again i am going to restore my computer to the last century to see if the fan stops screaming.

On 4/2/2021 11:07 AM, Brian Barker wrote:

At the end of the day it is in the screen designer so you can change the font and colors to anything you like. I am just trying to make something that works better for the older guys. BTW I feel like I am catching up to you guys fast!?

On Apr 2, 2021, at 12:20 PM, Dave Reichert <reichert.dave@...> wrote:

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I like the contrast.

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From: Ken Strauss
Sent: Friday, April 2, 2021 10:43 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] mach4

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High contrast colour schemes are garish but essential for some of us old folks. Low contrast—shades of gray – look sophisticated but are mostly illegible. Why not make the colour scheme and font size user selectable options?

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Brian Barker
Sent: April 2, 2021 9:26 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] mach4

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Hi Guys,

I have been working with Spencer in the background and he made a good point that the colors in the gray screens are a bit hard for people to see. We have been working on a simpler screen for a new section of the webpage that will be going up soon. I would like to know what you guys think about this screen. It has a setup page and a run page. if you need to do diagnostics and setup that is not what this screen is for. You can also use the logging window if your trying to see what is going on in the software.

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Engineering / Devlopment

ArtSoft | Newfangled Solutions

Livermore Falls, Maine (USA)

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On 4/1/2021 1:27 PM, Joe Andolina wrote:

This might be the nudge I need to move over to Mach4. As a hobbyist?I only get so much time in the shop. Making my time there more efficient would be amazing!

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Thank you!

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On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 11:32 PM Jim via <jim_kerins=[email protected]> wrote:

I am being tempted also is there a special price discount to upgrade?

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> On 1 Apr 2021, at 08:56, Thayer Syme <thayer@...> wrote:
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>> On 4/1/21 12:14 AM, spencer@... wrote:
>> There were suggestions in the past about upgrading to mach4. I thought mach3 was OK and why learn all new stuff?
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>> Well the reason is that mach4 is so much better, it is well worth the learning even for an old fart like me.
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>> It took me a day to get all the settings migrated to mach4 using ESS.
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>> I have been using mach4 for two partial days now and have not had a single hiccup or misfeed which were becoming more common in mach3.
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>> There are so many really cool features most of which I will never use but for accuracy stability and reliability I think mach3 can't come close to mach4.
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>> I wish someone had forced me to change years ago, i would have a lot more hair not pulled out in frustration with mach3.
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